Where does “tantra” come from?

Tantra derives from Sanskrit तन्त्र, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European ten-, ultimately from the root meaning to stretch or extend.

tantra (English): A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text

Definitions

  1. A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text

Ancestry of “tantra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतन्त्रa loom; the warp; the leading or principal or...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantántram—
3Proto-Indo-European*tántram—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tantra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tántram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram →